Toy.



J. E. JEWELLL TOY.

APPLICATION FILED APR. l6. I917.

INVENTOR JIZJweZL.

Patented Oct 9, 1917.

ionirnn stares ra rnnr ornion JAMES E: JEwnLL, ()F'KANSAS our, MISSOURI.

TOY.

Application filed April 16, 1917. See; No. 162,560.

To all whom it may concern: v I

Be it known that 1, JAMES E. JEwELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toys, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to toys of that general class comprising an object to be revolved, a drum to be turned in one direction by a pull cord, a ratchet mechanism, and a spring connected to the drum to rotate the Same backward when the pull on the cord is relaxed, torewind the latter and 'at the same time, through the ratchet mechanism effect rapid rotation of'said obj ect;

Heretofore all devices of this general class as far as applicant has been able to learn, are objectionable in that the drums are journaled on the shaft of the object to be revolved and hence retard or arrest the rotation of the object, upon the next pull upon the cord for retensioning the spring employed to efiect rotation of the object.

My object is to produce a toy of this general class which is of such construction that the rotation of the drum to store up power in the spring for continuing the revolution of the object shall have no appreciable retarding action upon the latter.

Another object isto produce a toy' ofthe class outlined in which the rotation of the object can be maintained and accelerated when desired, and which embodies the desirable features of simplicity, compactness, strength and durability; f

With these general objects in View, the invention consists in certain-novel and peculiar features of construction and combinations of parts as hereinafter described and claimed; and in order that it maybe fully understood reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing. in which:

Figure 1, is a viewshowing the object to be revolved, in side elevation and the housing and certain other parts in central vertical section. Fig. 2, is a horizontal section on the line IIII of Fig. 1. p

In the said drawing where like reference characters identify corresponding parts, 1 is a base surmounted by a box or hous ng 2, the top ofvthe housing being open, if def sired, to give convenient access to the nclosed me'chanism. Q

A. rectangular frame comprises a pair of Specification of Letters Patent.

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side bars 3, secured within and to opposite sides of the housing, a bottom bar 4 and a top bar 5, this frame stiffening the housing and incidentally providing support for certain parts hereinafter described. Formed in opposite walls of the housing at. right angles to the walls braced by the frame described, are openings 6 and 7, andsecured rigidly in and projecting through thelatter is a sleeve 8 equipped at itsouter end with a cross pin 9.: v 10 is, a bearing block secured upon and centrally of the bottom 4: of the frame, and

said block is'providedwith a central opening 11 for the reception of a flanged hearing socket 12, the flange being secured to and upon the block. The socket is provided internally with an upwardly tapering boss 13, having conical bearing 14 at its apex.

Vertically above the socketvbearing described, the top bar 5 or said frame, is pro.-. vided with an opening 15' receiving a flanged bearing sleeve 16, the upper end of the same being pressed inward to. form a V-shaped bearing collar 17.

18 is a vertical shaft having a tapering H lower end engaging bearing 14 and extending through, the bearingsleevevlfi, the said shaft belng diametrically reduced adjacent the plane of the V-sh'ap'ed collar of bearing 16, to produce a shoulder 19 having a thin or line engagement or bearing on the said collar portion of sleeve 16, just below the point of smallest diameter of said collar portion, so that the latter shall guard against upward movement of said shaft when the same is revolved at a high rate of speed. At its upper end the shaft is shown as provided with a supporting collar 20 having one or more upstanding pins 21 and screwed upon the upper end of the shaft is an ornamental cap nut 22.

The object to be' rotated is. shown in this lnstance as a circular platform 23 resting upon collar 20 and fitting on pins 21, and

retained thereon by nut 22s Secured in erect position upon the platform 23, is 'a plurality of figures 2e, representing a series ofhorses'bearing riders, which figures when the platform is revolved, will pass in rapid review before the operator.

i A winding drum of any suitable construction and material, comprises the core portion 25 of cylindrical form, andhead portions'26 and 27 the latter being of loop form for a purpose which hereinafter appears,

and said heads are respectively provided with central openings of larger diameter than shaft 18, whichextendsthroughthem,

and projecting upwardly from head 26 marginally of the opening thereln and concen' trically of and spaced from shaft 18, isa. tubular. stub-shaft 28- j ournaled in-the sleevebearing 16 and preventedfrom.moving upward therein by the reducedporti on 17'0f =1 theconstructionshown for providing, independent hearings for shaft 18 and for. the drum, it will be. apparent that said. parts while occupying a. concentric relation, are not in physical contact and hence neither ofi'ers frictional resistance to the rotationof the other. V V

The drum is provided at one endrof the loop formed'b'y its. lower. head, with a pair of ears 30, betweenwhich fitsand is pivoted a pawl 31', actuated b a spring132 toyieldingly engage a. ratchet. wheel; 33.,

mounted onshaft18.within-said.loop. A;

pull cord 34: iswound upon andsecured at one extremity to the drum, andl'extends there-from through opening. 6 in a wallet the housing, the cord beingpreferably provided with a knob 35 which will prevent the cord when released, froinbeingrwholly withdrawn into the box. An elastic strip 36.0r any equivalent spring,- is attached at one endto the drum and at itsopposite. end to a-point'fixed'with respect to the. housing. As shown the spring 36 extends outwardly withinxa. tube. 37 set in the wallof the housing opposite to the wall through which the pull cordextends, and the outer. endofthe spring'isi secured to the pin 9' extending crosswise through the tube. g i

To operate the device the button. 35. is grasped and pulled to impart unwinding movement to the. cord and turning. move.- ment' to the drum, the pawl slipping. back overthe teeth of the ratchet wheel' withweight; willQacquire sufficientmomentum to continue rotating anappreciable length, of

time after the drum has been returned to normal position, as the only resistance to the rotation of the. platform outside that offered by the cone bearings for shaft 18, is the slight pressure of the pawl on the ratchet wheel, which pressure it may be noted, is desirable as it produces a succession of clicks whichcanvery Well appeal to a child as the hoof beats of the horses on the platform. a

The rotation of.theplatform can be, kept up andxthe speedthereof accelerated by occasionally giving thecord azpull and'then permitting it. to relax so a to permit the tensioned spring. to per-form its function in the manner hereinbefore explained;

From. the above description itv will; be apparent. that: I have produced .a toyv of the character described, which possesses the featuresof advantage. pointed out, and I wish it: to he understood. that. while I. have: described. and. claimed what. now seems to be the preferred embodiment. of. the Q invention, Ireserve the. right tomake. all changes. falling within, the spirit and: scope of the appended claims...

' Iclaim: j

1..A toy, comprising a housing, shaft journaled inthe housing, av drum rotatable drum and'to apointinfixed 'relationto the housing, a. pull cord connected; to the. drum for, turning the. same against the resistance ofisaid retractile spring-totension the latt'er to cause it to reverse the movement of the. drumvw-henthe pull. on thecord. isrelaxed, and means for transmitting power from the drumtov said shaftwhenthe drum is turned; bysaidlspring; h c i "2. A a toy, comprising a housing, a. shaft journaledin the housing, a drum. rotatable around saidlshaft andout. of' contact therewith, a retractile, spring connected to the drum and to apointjin fixedlrela-tionto the housing, a pull cord=connectedto the drum for turning the same againstthe. resistance of said retractile spring to tensionthe latter to causerit' to reverse the movement. of

thedrum when the, pull. onthe. cord. is re.- laxed; meansfor transmitting power from the drum to-saidshaft' when the drum is turned by said spring, and. a. platform1 rotatable with said shaft above the housing.

I 3'. A; toy, '7 comprising a'housing ashaft journaledin the housing, a drum rotatable around said shaft and outof contact therewith, a retractile spring connected to the drum and tea point infixedrelation to-the housing, a pull cord connected to, the drum for turningthe same against the resistance of said retractile spring to tension the latter to cause it to reverse the movement of the drum when the pull on thecordisrelaxed, a ratchet wheel mountedflon' said shaft, and provided at its upper end with shaft, and a spring-actuated pawl carried vided at its lower end with a depending by the drum and engaging said ratchet wheel. bearing and concentrically surrounding and a. A toy, comprising a housing, a frame out of contact with the first-named shaft, therein, a socket bearing carried by said a pawl and ratchet wheel connection beframe, a sleeve bearing mounted in said tween said drum and first-named shaft, a

frame vertically above the socket bearing and provided with a reduced V-shaped portion, a shaft journaled in the socket hearing and bearing against the underside of the V-shaped portion of theother bearing, and having a diametrically reduced portion extending up through said V-shaped portion of the bearing, a drum fitting around said the drum in one direction, and a spring to be tensioned by the rotation of the drum by the cord, for the purpose of reversing the rotation of the drum when the cord is released and transmitting power through said pawl and ratchet wheel connection, from the drum to said first-named shaft.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature.

pull cord to rotate a tubular stub shaft fitting in the said sleeve bearing concentrically around and out of contact with the first-named shaft, and pro- JAMES E. JEW'ELL.

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Washington, D. G.

tubular stub shaft journaled in the-socket 

